When Young People Stop Imagining a Future
At its best, The Teacher captures the intimate horrors of life under harrowing circumstances.
Trump Has Found His Class Enemy
The president unleashes a Marxist theory of power—but against knowledge workers, not billionaires.
When I’m 84
The world still needs Ringo Starr.
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
Dear James: I’m Dreading My Family Vacation
I want to enjoy the time with my relatives, but they trigger me.
Trump Dares the Supreme Court to Do Something
His administration takes a new step toward authoritarianism.
The Latest Harrowing Attack on Democratic Norms
The arson at Josh Shapiro’s residence is the latest act in a pattern of political violence.
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?
The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
This Is Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
Here Are the Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.
Trump’s Trade War Handed China a Strategic Advantage
The president signaled that the U.S. doesn’t care about its allies and trading partners—including Taiwan.
What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.